28th February to 2nd March 2nd , 2013, – Marriott Hotel – Islamabad
Islam and the Institutions of a Free Society.
28th February 2013
Arrivals
Evening Dinner
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1st March 2013
0815 Registration
0900 Opening :
Opening remarks: Dr Azhar Aslam
Welcome on behalf of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation: Olaf Kellerhoff
First session:
Chair: Dr Khalil Ahmad
0930: Dr Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad & Dr Omar Altalib: Sociological, Philosophical and Legal Considerations of Shariah: The Rule of Law in Islam
1010: Dr Mohammad Abul Ahrar Ramzipoor: The Rule of Law in Islam
1050 – 1110 Tea Break
Second session:
Chair: Dr Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad
1110: Dr Khalil Ahmad: Rules as Moral Sign Posts
1150: Junaid Ahmad: Making the Rule of Law effective in Muslim Countries
1230 – 1400 Lunch and Jumma Break
Third session:
Chair: Dr Nouh El Harmouzi
1400: Ali Salman: The Morality of Capitalism for the context of Muslim Mind
1440: Gareth Bloor: Entrepreneurship in Islam and its relationship to the State
1520 – 1545 Tea Break
Fourth session:
Chair: Siegfried Herzog
1545: Dr Nouh El Harmouzi: Protecting Private property in Muslim Countries
1630: Dr Mustafa Acar: Islam and Free market Economy , Friend or Foe?
1715: Edo Omercevic: The compatibility of a Free Market and Islam
1930 Dinner for Attendees Dame Koh
2nd March 2013
0900 Opening
First session:
Chair: Dr Bilal Sambur
0915: Souad Adnane: Improving the position of Women in Muslim Countries
0955: Dr Prof Omer Caha: Islamic Women’s Movement in Turkey
1035: Adedayo Thomas: Women in Muslim Communities in Northern Nigeria
1115 – 1140 Break
Second Session:
Chair Dr Raza Ullah
1140: Dr Bilal Sambur: Islam, Indıvıdual and Lıberty
1220: Dr Azhar Aslam: Individual as Addressee of God and Consequent Freedom of Choice
1300 – 1400 Lunch Break
Third Session:
Chair: Adedayo Thomas
1400: Dr Raza Ullah: The Challenges of Building Liberal democracies in Muslim Countries.
1440: MirsulJan Namazaliev: Building Liberal democracy in Muslim Majority Krygyzstan
1520 – 1545 Break
Fourth Session :
Chair: Dr Azhar Aslam
1545: Dr Imdad Hussein: Expanding Liberty: Everyday Muslim Lives in Pakistan
1630: Shokhrukh Saipov: Islam in modern Kyrgyzstan Life
1715: Concluding Remarks and Thank you
1830: Lok Virsa and Dinner in 1969